AG debate focuses on donations
DALLAS (AP) - Democrat Jim Mattox, characterized by Republican John Cornyn as the "junkyard dog of Texas politics," bit back Tuesday night during a debate between the two candidates for Texas attorney general.

AG debate focuses on donations
DALLAS (AP) - Democrat Jim Mattox, characterized by Republican John Cornyn as the "junkyard dog of Texas politics," bit back Tuesday night during a debate between the two candidates for Texas attorney general.

Highland beef finds home in Indiana
WARSAW, Ind. (AP) - Indiana meat eaters are treating their taste buds to a red beef touted as coming from hormone- and antibiotic-free cattle.

Rains stall harvest of area cotton crop
Rains have stalled the stripping of a cotton crop that many South Plains growers would just as soon forget.
''I sure would,'' said Dan Krieg, a local farmer who is among the many who hope never to see a repeat of 1998 conditions. ''Everything that could go wrong did go wrong it was really bad. I guess it could get worse, but it's just got to get better.''

Rains stall harvest of area cotton crop
Rains have stalled the stripping of a cotton crop that many South Plains growers would just as soon forget.
''I sure would,'' said Dan Krieg, a local farmer who is among the many who hope never to see a repeat of 1998 conditions. ''Everything that could go wrong did go wrong it was really bad. I guess it could get worse, but it's just got to get better.''

Consumer condence down
NEW YORK (AP) Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two years amid the economic turmoil spreading around the globe.

Fidelity offering pager updates
BOSTON (AP) Fidelity Investments is offering something to its most active trading customers that company officials think might make for better deals.

Feds crack down on Internet stock fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal regulators, cracking down on investment fraud in cyberspace, announced a first-ever nationwide sweep against fraud over the Internet by people promoting stocks who don't disclose they are paid to do so.

Feds crack down on Internet stock fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal regulators, cracking down on investment fraud in cyberspace, announced a first-ever nationwide sweep against fraud over the Internet by people promoting stocks who don't disclose they are paid to do so.

Flooding the oil market
MOSCOW (AP) Desperate for cash to pay off huge foreign debts, Russia's government is driving oil exports to a record high, abandoning pledges to cut sales to reduce the oil surplus on world markets, an official said Tuesday.

PUC considers 'cramming' problems
AUSTIN Telecommunications companies are finding ways to charge consumers for products or services that they never ordered, according to consumer advocates.

Government cites Microsoft e-mail in antitrust argument
WASHINGTON (AP) On a day dominated by the anticipated videotaped appearance of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, the government cited the company's own documents Tuesday to try to prove it illegally offered to divide the market for Internet software.

Consumer condence down
NEW YORK (AP) Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two years amid the economic turmoil spreading around the globe.

PUC considers 'cramming' problems
AUSTIN Telecommunications companies are finding ways to charge consumers for products or services that they never ordered, according to consumer advocates.

Flooding the oil market
MOSCOW (AP) Desperate for cash to pay off huge foreign debts, Russia's government is driving oil exports to a record high, abandoning pledges to cut sales to reduce the oil surplus on world markets, an official said Tuesday.

Government cites Microsoft e-mail in antitrust argument
WASHINGTON (AP) On a day dominated by the anticipated videotaped appearance of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, the government cited the company's own documents Tuesday to try to prove it illegally offered to divide the market for Internet software.

Fidelity offering pager updates
BOSTON (AP) Fidelity Investments is offering something to its most active trading customers that company officials think might make for better deals.

One Vision Of Space
A GRAND IMAGINATION is vital in envisioning new goals and new projects for the frontier of space. But imaginative visions also must be tempered by the realities of national resources and other national requirements.

Tax Break on Reward
CONGRESS WAS ALMOST - but not quite - given its first opportunity to provide a tax break on the Unabomber reward money. The legislation was introduced, but it was removed before lawmakers had a chance to vote on it.

Susan Scolaro
WE ENDORSED SUSAN SCOLARO in her candidacy for the County Court-at-Law No.1 bench prior to the Republican primary last spring. She won that primary with 51 percent of the votes that had been cast in a three-person race.

'Don't Lie, Daddy'
POLICE IN MONTCLAIR, N.J., arrested a 38-year-old man last week after a witness told them that he had seen the man attempting to break into a car. The unusual part of the story was that the witness was the man's 5-year-old son.

Susan Scolaro
WE ENDORSED SUSAN SCOLARO in her candidacy for the County Court-at-Law No.1 bench prior to the Republican primary last spring. She won that primary with 51 percent of the votes that had been cast in a three-person race.

David Gutierrez
WHEN LUBBOCK COUNTY SHERIFF D.L. "Sonny Keesee" died last summer, he had served less than two years of his fifth four-year term. Voters will elect someone on Nov. 3 to fill the remainder of the term.

'Don't Lie, Daddy'
POLICE IN MONTCLAIR, N.J., arrested a 38-year-old man last week after a witness told them that he had seen the man attempting to break into a car. The unusual part of the story was that the witness was the man's 5-year-old son.

Tax Break on Reward
CONGRESS WAS ALMOST - but not quite - given its first opportunity to provide a tax break on the Unabomber reward money. The legislation was introduced, but it was removed before lawmakers had a chance to vote on it.

One Vision Of Space
A GRAND IMAGINATION is vital in envisioning new goals and new projects for the frontier of space. But imaginative visions also must be tempered by the realities of national resources and other national requirements.

David Gutierrez
WHEN LUBBOCK COUNTY SHERIFF D.L. "Sonny Keesee" died last summer, he had served less than two years of his fifth four-year term. Voters will elect someone on Nov. 3 to fill the remainder of the term.

Sandies sweep CHS in final season tilt
By one estimation, Coronado continued to improve Tuesday, even during a 15-8, 15-13 loss to unbeaten Amarillo in the final regular-season volleyball match for both playoff-bound teams.

CHS opens playoff run Friday against Permian
Coronado will begin its volleyball playoff quest in Seminole next week, while Frenship, Trinity Christian and Lubbock Christian High all have postseason matches scheduled for Saturday.

Sandies sweep CHS in final season tilt
By one estimation, Coronado continued to improve Tuesday, even during a 15-8, 15-13 loss to unbeaten Amarillo in the final regular-season volleyball match for both playoff-bound teams.

Back looks to keep promise
A successful football season would be much more than a simple personal accomplishment for Frenship's Jonathan Shelby - it would mean keeping a promise to a friend.

CHS opens playoff run Friday against Permian
Coronado will begin its volleyball playoff quest in Seminole next week, while Frenship, Trinity Christian and Lubbock Christian High all have postseason matches scheduled for Saturday.

Castor Bean Usage
I would like to mention that the castor bean (A-J, 10-15) has been known in medicine for centuries all over the world, in the form of castor oil, used as a laxative.

Heart Walk Support
On behalf of the American Heart Association, we would like to recognize all of the wonderful support we received from all of Lubbock for our American Heart Walk on Oct. 10 in the Texas Tech Homecoming Parade.

Annexation Foe
Annexation?! I work for a locally owned and operated business. We employ approximately 30-plus empl

Kudos To Watkins
Thanks so much to A-J Photographer Jim Watkins for the great photo and publicity (A-J, 10-10) for the Bible exhibit at Wayland Baptist University's Abraham Gallery! Mr. Watkins gave us a great boost and we really appreciate it. Thanks again.

Castor Bean Usage
I would like to mention that the castor bean (A-J, 10-15) has been known in medicine for centuries all over the world, in the form of castor oil, used as a laxative.

Naughty Mentality
It seems to me that the writer of the letter, "Holding His Own?" (A-J, 10-21), must have a very low level of intelligence to need defined what I meant by "hold his own" in my previous letter, "Immunity For Clinton" (A-J, 10-4).

Naughty Mentality
It seems to me that the writer of the letter, "Holding His Own?" (A-J, 10-21), must have a very low level of intelligence to need defined what I meant by "hold his own" in my previous letter, "Immunity For Clinton" (A-J, 10-4).

Hutch Historians
After reading recent letters criticizing the local school district, I thought it appropriate to inform your readers about some of the good things happening at one of their junior high schools.

SMART Program
All of Lubbock should be smiling to see the "Gift of Art" on the front page of today's edition (A-J, 10-16).

Hutch Historians
After reading recent letters criticizing the local school district, I thought it appropriate to inform your readers about some of the good things happening at one of their junior high schools.

Kudos To Watkins
Thanks so much to A-J Photographer Jim Watkins for the great photo and publicity (A-J, 10-10) for the Bible exhibit at Wayland Baptist University's Abraham Gallery! Mr. Watkins gave us a great boost and we really appreciate it. Thanks again.

Heart Walk Support
On behalf of the American Heart Association, we would like to recognize all of the wonderful support we received from all of Lubbock for our American Heart Walk on Oct. 10 in the Texas Tech Homecoming Parade.

Annexation Foe
Annexation?! I work for a locally owned and operated business. We employ approximately 30-plus empl

SMART Program
All of Lubbock should be smiling to see the "Gift of Art" on the front page of today's edition (A-J, 10-16).

Recipe exchange
An anonymous reader requested a recipe for oatmeal cookies. Patsy Jackson of O'Donnell sent in the following:

March of Dimes organization to hold forum
The Northwest Texas Chapter of the March of Dimes, Lubbock Division, will host a forum on the Texas Children's Health Insurance Program from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 6 in the McInturff Conference Center at University Medical Center, 602 Indiana Ave.

After-School Activity
Bean Elementary art students responded to an invitation from Civic Lubbock to help with the Buddy Holly Festival. This after-school activity was a way that these young individuals could serve their community.

Treatments to cut back on pills fail
Two experimental attempts to cut down on the 15 to 20 pills a day that HIV-infected people must take to keep AIDS at bay failed when the virus bounced back quickly in many patients.

Treatments to cut back on pills fail
Two experimental attempts to cut down on the 15 to 20 pills a day that HIV-infected people must take to keep AIDS at bay failed when the virus bounced back quickly in many patients.

March of Dimes organization to hold forum
The Northwest Texas Chapter of the March of Dimes, Lubbock Division, will host a forum on the Texas Children's Health Insurance Program from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 6 in the McInturff Conference Center at University Medical Center, 602 Indiana Ave.

After-School Activity
Bean Elementary art students responded to an invitation from Civic Lubbock to help with the Buddy Holly Festival. This after-school activity was a way that these young individuals could serve their community.

Hepatitis C support group scheduled
The University Gastroenterology Associates of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center will host an initial hepatitis C support group meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mahon Library, located at 1306 Ninth St.

Recipe exchange
An anonymous reader requested a recipe for oatmeal cookies. Patsy Jackson of O'Donnell sent in the following:

Hepatitis C support group scheduled
The University Gastroenterology Associates of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center will host an initial hepatitis C support group meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mahon Library, located at 1306 Ninth St.

Cooking with Class sessions still open
Openings remain for the Cooking with Class nutrition session sponsored by the South Plains Food Bank. The classes are aimed at lower-income families, particularly those who receive aid from the food bank.

Cooking with Class sessions still open
Openings remain for the Cooking with Class nutrition session sponsored by the South Plains Food Bank. The classes are aimed at lower-income families, particularly those who receive aid from the food bank.

Comets coach to speak at Tech clinic
Houston Comets head coach Van Chancellor will be among six guest speakers Sunday during the annual Nike-Lady Raider Clinic for basketball coaches in the Texas Tech women's gym.

Crime Wrap
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

Crime Wrap
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

Tech partnerships would boost job market
Texas T-Bone Express and Entact Inc. are in talks with Texas Tech that could bring more than 400 jobs to Reese Center, university officials said Tuesday.
Tim Jackson, president of Amarillo-based T-Bone Express, said the meat-processing company will try to open doors at Reese by March with about 35 jobs. Within 18 months, the company could grow to between 300 and 400 local employees, he said.

Crime Wrap
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

Gutierrez dwarfs Dowgar in funding for sheriff's race
The campaign funding appears to have dried up for Republican sheriff candidate Dusty Dowgar during the final month of the race, while money continues to gush forth for David Gutierrez's independent candidacy.
According to campaign finance reports turned in to the County Clerk's Office on Monday, Gutierrez raised more than $25,000 during the month of October, pushing his total for the campaign well past the $50,000 mark.

Bush calls for Texans to go to polls
Standing in front of a Texas-sized Texas flag before an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 200 local supporters, Gov. George W. Bush sought help Tuesday in his bid to win a second term in the governor's mansion.

Comets coach to speak at Tech clinic
Houston Comets head coach Van Chancellor will be among six guest speakers Sunday during the annual Nike-Lady Raider Clinic for basketball coaches in the Texas Tech women's gym.

Hitting the campaign trail
WOODROW On the home stretch of a bid for re-election, Gov. George W. Bush spotlighted the Lubbock-Cooper school district Tuesday for striving to end social promotion a major component of his education initiative.

Local couple will look to skies as friend pilots historic mission
While the nation will focus on John Glenn's return to space, Mary and Darrell Vines will be concerned about the pilot, Lt. Col. Steven W. Lindsey.
The Lubbock couple traveled to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., this week at Lindsey's invitation to witness the historic launch of space shuttle Discovery, which is set for 1 p.m. today.

Hitting the campaign trail
WOODROW On the home stretch of a bid for re-election, Gov. George W. Bush spotlighted the Lubbock-Cooper school district Tuesday for striving to end social promotion a major component of his education initiative.

Crime Wrap
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

Gutierrez dwarfs Dowgar in funding for sheriff's race
The campaign funding appears to have dried up for Republican sheriff candidate Dusty Dowgar during the final month of the race, while money continues to gush forth for David Gutierrez's independent candidacy.
According to campaign finance reports turned in to the County Clerk's Office on Monday, Gutierrez raised more than $25,000 during the month of October, pushing his total for the campaign well past the $50,000 mark.

Local couple will look to skies as friend pilots historic mission
While the nation will focus on John Glenn's return to space, Mary and Darrell Vines will be concerned about the pilot, Lt. Col. Steven W. Lindsey.
The Lubbock couple traveled to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., this week at Lindsey's invitation to witness the historic launch of space shuttle Discovery, which is set for 1 p.m. today.

Tech partnerships would boost job market
Texas T-Bone Express and Entact Inc. are in talks with Texas Tech that could bring more than 400 jobs to Reese Center, university officials said Tuesday.
Tim Jackson, president of Amarillo-based T-Bone Express, said the meat-processing company will try to open doors at Reese by March with about 35 jobs. Within 18 months, the company could grow to between 300 and 400 local employees, he said.

Bush calls for Texans to go to polls
Standing in front of a Texas-sized Texas flag before an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 200 local supporters, Gov. George W. Bush sought help Tuesday in his bid to win a second term in the governor's mansion.

Women to be in forefront of Social Security talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton said Tuesday he will keep in mind the obstacles to a secure old age for women when he and lawmakers sit down to talk about Social Security's future at a White House conference in December.

Candidates hoping for GOP coattails
WARREN, Mich. (AP) - Squeezing behind a fold-down table aboard his "Team Engler" campaign bus, Michigan's popular governor points up front to his cargo of GOP candidates. "I would like to get them all elected," he says.

Nest shows early parental nature of dinosaurs
Geologists have identified the world's oldest known reptile nests, establishing that protective parenting habits developed much earlier in the history of life than previously believed.

Success of private jails unknown
WASHINGTON (AP) It's too early to draw any conclusions on how successful private prisons are, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Lobbyist admits covering for Espy in probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A lobbyist for a big California farm company told jurors Wednesday he gave former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy expensive luggage and other presents and helped Espy cover his tracks when the FBI asked questions.

Oregon teachers get paid for rest on sabbaticals
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Carolyn Young-Nicola has a free year ahead of her. She hopes to read a decade's worth of Pulitzer Prize-winning novels, get in a few workouts at the gym, visit relatives and spend weekends at the beach.

Success of private jails unknown
WASHINGTON (AP) It's too early to draw any conclusions on how successful private prisons are, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Lobbyist admits covering for Espy in probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A lobbyist for a big California farm company told jurors Wednesday he gave former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy expensive luggage and other presents and helped Espy cover his tracks when the FBI asked questions.

A Flight for the Ages
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) The stakes are higher than ever for NASA as it counts down the final hours to John Glenn's heralded return to orbit today, and the man in charge of spaceflight knows it.
''As a person responsible for this mission, I feel an awesome responsibility and apprehension that everything goes well. This is special,'' Joe Rothenberg said after having lunch with the 77-year-old Glenn on Wednesday.
As always, Rothenberg said, NASA has done everything possible to ensure the safety of space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew. But the fact that one of them is Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a senator for the past 24 years, has upped the ante if anything goes wrong.

Candidates hoping for GOP coattails
WARREN, Mich. (AP) - Squeezing behind a fold-down table aboard his "Team Engler" campaign bus, Michigan's popular governor points up front to his cargo of GOP candidates. "I would like to get them all elected," he says.

Republicans win fund-raising fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republicans have out-raised Democrats by roughly $92 million, but both parties are bringing in more money than they did for the last midterm election.

Women to be in forefront of Social Security talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton said Tuesday he will keep in mind the obstacles to a secure old age for women when he and lawmakers sit down to talk about Social Security's future at a White House conference in December.

Glenn's generation says Godspeed
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Yes, says Katie Lamb, she would like to go into space like John Glenn: "It would be wonderful, to see the Earth from above."

Oregon teachers get paid for rest on sabbaticals
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Carolyn Young-Nicola has a free year ahead of her. She hopes to read a decade's worth of Pulitzer Prize-winning novels, get in a few workouts at the gym, visit relatives and spend weekends at the beach.

A Flight for the Ages
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) The stakes are higher than ever for NASA as it counts down the final hours to John Glenn's heralded return to orbit today, and the man in charge of spaceflight knows it.
''As a person responsible for this mission, I feel an awesome responsibility and apprehension that everything goes well. This is special,'' Joe Rothenberg said after having lunch with the 77-year-old Glenn on Wednesday.
As always, Rothenberg said, NASA has done everything possible to ensure the safety of space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew. But the fact that one of them is Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a senator for the past 24 years, has upped the ante if anything goes wrong.

Glenn's generation says Godspeed
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Yes, says Katie Lamb, she would like to go into space like John Glenn: "It would be wonderful, to see the Earth from above."

Nest shows early parental nature of dinosaurs
Geologists have identified the world's oldest known reptile nests, establishing that protective parenting habits developed much earlier in the history of life than previously believed.

Republicans win fund-raising fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republicans have out-raised Democrats by roughly $92 million, but both parties are bringing in more money than they did for the last midterm election.

Iva Bostick
LAMESA (Special) - Services for Iva C. Bostick, 93, of Lamesa will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Robert Wright, pastor, officiating. The Rev. Charles Self, pastor of First Nazarene Church in Denver City, will assist.

Ray Driggers
Services for Ray Driggers, 79, of Lubbock will be at 4 p.m. today in St. Luke's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Mills officiating.

Ray Driggers
Services for Ray Driggers, 79, of Lubbock will be at 4 p.m. today in St. Luke's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Mills officiating.

Bessie Jackson
LOCKNEY (Special) - Services for Bessie Jackson, 95, of Lockney will be at 2 p.m. Friday in West College and Third Street Church of Christ with Frank Duckworth, pastor, officiating.

Frances Holroyd
SLATON (Special) - Services for Frances Holroyd, 68, of Slaton will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church with Gene Robinson, pastor, officiating. The Rev. Jim Bales, a retired minister, will assist.

Valentina Trevino
LORENZO (Special) - Rosary for Valentina Trevino, 64, of Lorenzo will be at 7 p.m. today in San Lorenzo Catholic Church with deacon Rodriguez officiating.

Leona Glenn
HEREFORD (Special) - Services for Leona Glenn, 89, of Hereford will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Rose Chapel of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Bulin, pastor of Avenue Baptist Church, officiating.

Roy Hollums
DIMMITT (Special) - Services for Roy Esbert Hollums, 95, of Dimmitt will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Ivey Chapel of Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard Rhodes, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.

Ray Torres
Rosary for Ray R. Torres, 64, of Lubbock will be at 7 p.m. today in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Slaton.

Kenneth Edmonson
Services for Kenneth Lee Edmonson, 61, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Luke's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Mills officiating.

Roy Hollums
DIMMITT (Special) - Services for Roy Esbert Hollums, 95, of Dimmitt will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Ivey Chapel of Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard Rhodes, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.

Kenneth Edmonson
Services for Kenneth Lee Edmonson, 61, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Luke's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Mills officiating.

George Jones
HEREFORD (Special) - Services for George T. Jones, 82, of Hereford will be at 2 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Jermey Grant of First Presbyterian Church officiating.

Billie Gilbreath
DENISON (Special0 - Services for Billie June Gilbreath, 67, of Denison were at 10 a.m. Monday in Bratcher Funeral Home Chapel in Colbert, Okla.

Willie Williams
FORT WORTH (Special) - Services for Willie Conner Williams, 78, of White Settlement will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in White Settlement with burial in Laurel Land Memorial Park under direction of Laurel Land Funeral Home.

Marcia Caldwell
Memorial services for Marcia Mullican Caldwell, 95, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Luke's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson, her grandson and pastor of First United Methodist Church in Dimmitt, officiating.

Bob Hill
HART (Special) - Services for Bob Hill, 66, of Hart will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Aalbers, pastor, officiating.

Nicolasa Rodriguez
PLAINVIEW (Special) - Graveside services for Nicolasa Rodriguez, 75, of Plainview will be at 2 p.m. today in Plainview Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Martinez, pastor of New Life, officiating.

Marcia Caldwell
Memorial services for Marcia Mullican Caldwell, 95, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Luke's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson, her grandson and pastor of First United Methodist Church in Dimmitt, officiating.

Gilberto Silvas
LITTLEFIELD (Special) - Services for Gilberto Silvas, 85, of Littlefield will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Maher officiating.

Billie Gilbreath
DENISON (Special0 - Services for Billie June Gilbreath, 67, of Denison were at 10 a.m. Monday in Bratcher Funeral Home Chapel in Colbert, Okla.

Frances Holroyd
SLATON (Special) - Services for Frances Holroyd, 68, of Slaton will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church with Gene Robinson, pastor, officiating. The Rev. Jim Bales, a retired minister, will assist.

George Jones
HEREFORD (Special) - Services for George T. Jones, 82, of Hereford will be at 2 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Jermey Grant of First Presbyterian Church officiating.

Ray Torres
Rosary for Ray R. Torres, 64, of Lubbock will be at 7 p.m. today in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Slaton.

Willie Williams
FORT WORTH (Special) - Services for Willie Conner Williams, 78, of White Settlement will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in White Settlement with burial in Laurel Land Memorial Park under direction of Laurel Land Funeral Home.

Leona Glenn
HEREFORD (Special) - Services for Leona Glenn, 89, of Hereford will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Rose Chapel of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Bulin, pastor of Avenue Baptist Church, officiating.

Bob Hill
HART (Special) - Services for Bob Hill, 66, of Hart will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Aalbers, pastor, officiating.

Valentina Trevino
LORENZO (Special) - Rosary for Valentina Trevino, 64, of Lorenzo will be at 7 p.m. today in San Lorenzo Catholic Church with deacon Rodriguez officiating.

Nicolasa Rodriguez
PLAINVIEW (Special) - Graveside services for Nicolasa Rodriguez, 75, of Plainview will be at 2 p.m. today in Plainview Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Martinez, pastor of New Life, officiating.

Bessie Jackson
LOCKNEY (Special) - Services for Bessie Jackson, 95, of Lockney will be at 2 p.m. Friday in West College and Third Street Church of Christ with Frank Duckworth, pastor, officiating.

Gilberto Silvas
LITTLEFIELD (Special) - Services for Gilberto Silvas, 85, of Littlefield will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Maher officiating.

Iva Bostick
LAMESA (Special) - Services for Iva C. Bostick, 93, of Lamesa will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Robert Wright, pastor, officiating. The Rev. Charles Self, pastor of First Nazarene Church in Denver City, will assist.

Cowboys cautious of Eagles
IRVING (AP) - Veteran's Stadium conjures up images of boos, batteries and ice pouring down on the Dallas Cowboys.

Cowboys cautious of Eagles
IRVING (AP) - Veteran's Stadium conjures up images of boos, batteries and ice pouring down on the Dallas Cowboys.

Clinton takes baseball's antitrust loophole away
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton signed a bill Tuesday overturning part of baseball's 70-year-old antitrust exemption, putting baseball on a par with other professional sports on labor matters.

NBA kills rest of November
NEW YORK (AP) David Stern cut two more weeks off the NBA schedule, debated the finer points of the lockout with Michael Jordan, and then met with the players to see if the sides could compromise on the ''guts'' of a new deal.

NBA kills rest of November
NEW YORK (AP) David Stern cut two more weeks off the NBA schedule, debated the finer points of the lockout with Michael Jordan, and then met with the players to see if the sides could compromise on the ''guts'' of a new deal.

Marlins sale announcement delayed
MIAMI - The announcement of John Henry's purchase of the Florida Marlins has been delayed while he negotiates final details of the team's cable television contract, a source close to Henry said Tuesday.

Clinton takes baseball's antitrust loophole away
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton signed a bill Tuesday overturning part of baseball's 70-year-old antitrust exemption, putting baseball on a par with other professional sports on labor matters.

Marlins sale announcement delayed
MIAMI - The announcement of John Henry's purchase of the Florida Marlins has been delayed while he negotiates final details of the team's cable television contract, a source close to Henry said Tuesday.

NBA, players union resume talks to end lockout
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA and the players' union, finally seeking compromise in the nearly 4-month-old lockout, resumed bargaining Tuesday but limited themselves to non-economic issues.

NBA, players union resume talks to end lockout
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA and the players' union, finally seeking compromise in the nearly 4-month-old lockout, resumed bargaining Tuesday but limited themselves to non-economic issues.

Parents of crushed boy consult ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union is investigating allegations of excessive use of force during an incident in which a couple was pepper sprayed and arrested by police at a Hobbs, N.M., hospital as their 6-year-old son was being treated in a trauma room.

Double motorcycle crash claims three
PORTALES, N.M. (Special) - Family and friends are grieving the loss this week of three men who died in a head-on motorcycle collision early Saturday morning.

Inmate's hospital bill remains unpaid
More than 17 months after a Montana inmate died from wounds suffered during a riot at the Dickens County Correctional Facility in Spur, his medical bills totaling nearly $60,000 are still unpaid, a lawsuit states.

Man sentenced for shooting at pool hall
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A district judge has sentenced an Albuquerque man to eight years in prison for the shooting death of another man during a fight in a pool hall.

Double motorcycle crash claims three
PORTALES, N.M. (Special) - Family and friends are grieving the loss this week of three men who died in a head-on motorcycle collision early Saturday morning.

PNM puts power line near Santa Fe on hold
SANTA FE (AP) - The Public Service Company of New Mexico said it is halting the construction of a new high-voltage power line here for 30 days while company officials review the project's environmental impact.

Scientists back new beam accelerator
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - A proposed pulsed neutron beam accelerator would be the opportunity of a lifetime for scientists and a boon for products that help everyone, a Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher says.

Man sentenced for shooting at pool hall
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A district judge has sentenced an Albuquerque man to eight years in prison for the shooting death of another man during a fight in a pool hall.

Scientists back new beam accelerator
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - A proposed pulsed neutron beam accelerator would be the opportunity of a lifetime for scientists and a boon for products that help everyone, a Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher says.

Parents of crushed boy consult ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union is investigating allegations of excessive use of force during an incident in which a couple was pepper sprayed and arrested by police at a Hobbs, N.M., hospital as their 6-year-old son was being treated in a trauma room.

Inmate's hospital bill remains unpaid
More than 17 months after a Montana inmate died from wounds suffered during a riot at the Dickens County Correctional Facility in Spur, his medical bills totaling nearly $60,000 are still unpaid, a lawsuit states.

PNM puts power line near Santa Fe on hold
SANTA FE (AP) - The Public Service Company of New Mexico said it is halting the construction of a new high-voltage power line here for 30 days while company officials review the project's environmental impact.

CSN coach charged with dealing coke
LOS ANGELES - Michael J. Abraham, about to start his fourth year as women's basketball coach at Cal State Northridge, has been arrested and charged with selling cocaine, the FBI announced Wednesday.

CBS, Direct TV ink deal with NCAA
NEW YORK - In an effort to bring more NCAA tournament games to more fans, CBS and Direct TV will put out-of-market basketball games on satellite television.

Pruitt leads UNT to second place
WACO (Special) - Former Idalou golfer Michael Pruitt shot two-over 72 Tuesday, helping North Texas finish second during the Baylor Invitational at Ridgewood Country Club.

Tyson facing another lawsuit
LAS VEGAS - Mike Tyson is facing another legal challenge - this one from a Las Vegas police officer who claims Tyson struck him during a melee in the ring after his aborted fight with Evander Holyfield.

Ex-CHS golfer places in first tourney
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Special) - Stephanie MacAdams, a former golf standout at Coronado, tied for 15th place in her first collegiate tournament, which wrapped up Saturday.

Ex-Giant Taylor back for drug rehabilitation
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawrence Taylor is back in drug rehabilitation, hoping to avoid prison and protect his standing for the Pro Football Hall of Fame after another arrest on cocaine charges.

Pruitt leads UNT to second place
WACO (Special) - Former Idalou golfer Michael Pruitt shot two-over 72 Tuesday, helping North Texas finish second during the Baylor Invitational at Ridgewood Country Club.

Ex-CHS golfer places in first tourney
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Special) - Stephanie MacAdams, a former golf standout at Coronado, tied for 15th place in her first collegiate tournament, which wrapped up Saturday.

CSN coach charged with dealing coke
LOS ANGELES - Michael J. Abraham, about to start his fourth year as women's basketball coach at Cal State Northridge, has been arrested and charged with selling cocaine, the FBI announced Wednesday.

CBS, Direct TV ink deal with NCAA
NEW YORK - In an effort to bring more NCAA tournament games to more fans, CBS and Direct TV will put out-of-market basketball games on satellite television.

Area fishing report
ALAN HENRY: Water murky; 62 degrees; 4' low; Black bass are fair on soft plastic jerkbaits fished around brush in the creeks. Some fish are moving out of the creeks to the main lake and are bit

Area fishing report
ALAN HENRY: Water murky; 62 degrees; 4' low; Black bass are fair on soft plastic jerkbaits fished around brush in the creeks. Some fish are moving out of the creeks to the main lake and are bit

Ex-Giant Taylor back for drug rehabilitation
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawrence Taylor is back in drug rehabilitation, hoping to avoid prison and protect his standing for the Pro Football Hall of Fame after another arrest on cocaine charges.

Moceanu settles with her parents
HOUSTON (AP) - Gymnast Dominique Moceanu and her parents apparently settled their differences Tuesday with an agreement that would give the Olympic star the independence she has sought.

Moceanu settles with her parents
HOUSTON (AP) - Gymnast Dominique Moceanu and her parents apparently settled their differences Tuesday with an agreement that would give the Olympic star the independence she has sought.

Tyson facing another lawsuit
LAS VEGAS - Mike Tyson is facing another legal challenge - this one from a Las Vegas police officer who claims Tyson struck him during a melee in the ring after his aborted fight with Evander Holyfield.

Appeal hearing set for Routier
DALLAS (AP) - The former housewife on death row for the murder of her 5-year-old son arrived in Dallas Wednesday from a state prison in Gatesville for a court hearing later this week.

Defense alleges entrapment in biological weapons trial
BROWNSVILLE (AP) - Alleged entrapment will be a key issue for jurors as they deliberate the fate of three men accused of sending threatening e-mail to government officials and plotting to infect them with biological toxins. Both sides in the case rested Wednesday.

Teacher faces new test in congressional race
DALLAS (AP) - The last time Victor Morales took his pickup on the road to campaign for a general election, he got 2.4 million votes in a U.S. Senate race. This time, he'd settle for 80,000 and a seat in the House.

Professors oppose witness prohibition
AUSTIN - University professors on Tuesday urged a Texas House panel not to make another attempt to prohibit state employees - including higher education faculty - from serving as expert witnesses in litigation against the state.

Gay bias ordinance gains support
FORT WORTH (AP) - The Fort Worth Human Relations Commission has recommended that the City Council amend its anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation.

Times sending news clips to UT center
AUSTIN (AP) - Strapped for people and room, The New York Times is giving four tractortrailers' worth of the first draft of history - its 22 million clips from 1908 to 1989 - to the University of Texas Center for American History.

Clergy asks Texans to avoid voter guide
AUSTIN (AP) - A religious based organization criticized the Christian Coalition's voter guide Tuesday, saying that by distributing it in churches the group was abusing a time meant for worship.

Defense alleges entrapment in biological weapons trial
BROWNSVILLE (AP) - Alleged entrapment will be a key issue for jurors as they deliberate the fate of three men accused of sending threatening e-mail to government officials and plotting to infect them with biological toxins. Both sides in the case rested Wednesday.

Professors oppose witness prohibition
AUSTIN - University professors on Tuesday urged a Texas House panel not to make another attempt to prohibit state employees - including higher education faculty - from serving as expert witnesses in litigation against the state.

Times sending news clips to UT center
AUSTIN (AP) - Strapped for people and room, The New York Times is giving four tractortrailers' worth of the first draft of history - its 22 million clips from 1908 to 1989 - to the University of Texas Center for American History.

Clergy asks Texans to avoid voter guide
AUSTIN (AP) - A religious based organization criticized the Christian Coalition's voter guide Tuesday, saying that by distributing it in churches the group was abusing a time meant for worship.

Teacher faces new test in congressional race
DALLAS (AP) - The last time Victor Morales took his pickup on the road to campaign for a general election, he got 2.4 million votes in a U.S. Senate race. This time, he'd settle for 80,000 and a seat in the House.

Appeal hearing set for Routier
DALLAS (AP) - The former housewife on death row for the murder of her 5-year-old son arrived in Dallas Wednesday from a state prison in Gatesville for a court hearing later this week.

Big 12, Independence Bowl announce allegiance
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Teams from the Big 12 Conference and the Southeastern Conference will play in the Independence Bowl for the next four years, bowl officials announced Tuesday.

Missouri's woes sound similar to Tech's
It's a familiar tale of woe. The coach heaps wondrous words of praise on a defense that has performed above and beyond the call of duty but bemoans an offense that hasn't quite produced the desired results.

Lady Raider Basketball Notes
Though it's been more than seven months since Texas Tech's 1997-98 basketball season ended abruptly with a 74-59 loss to Notre Dame during an NCAA regional game in Lubbock, Lady Raider head coach Marsha Sharp said Wednesday that the defeat still stings.

Big 12, Independence Bowl announce allegiance
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Teams from the Big 12 Conference and the Southeastern Conference will play in the Independence Bowl for the next four years, bowl officials announced Tuesday.

Lady Raider Basketball Notes
Though it's been more than seven months since Texas Tech's 1997-98 basketball season ended abruptly with a 74-59 loss to Notre Dame during an NCAA regional game in Lubbock, Lady Raider head coach Marsha Sharp said Wednesday that the defeat still stings.

Big 12, Holiday renews alliance
DALLAS (Special) - The Big 12 Conference and Culligan Holiday Bowl officials announced Wednesday that the conference is renewing its association as one of the six bowl agreements for the Big 12 in 1998.

Missouri's woes sound similar to Tech's
It's a familiar tale of woe. The coach heaps wondrous words of praise on a defense that has performed above and beyond the call of duty but bemoans an offense that hasn't quite produced the desired results.

Big 12, Holiday renews alliance
DALLAS (Special) - The Big 12 Conference and Culligan Holiday Bowl officials announced Wednesday that the conference is renewing its association as one of the six bowl agreements for the Big 12 in 1998.

Alamo reaches new deal with Big 12
SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo Bowl has reached a new four-year agreement with the Big 12 Conference that could provide the game with the conference's third bowl team.

Red Raider Club to meet today
The Red Raider Club will hold its weekly meeting at 11:45 a.m. today at Danny's Catering at the Koko Inn (50th Street and Avenue Q).

Killer storm aims wrath at Honduras
LA CEIBA, Honduras (AP) Hurricane Mitch cut through the western Caribbean on Tuesday, pummeling Honduras and Belize with driving rain and fierce winds that snapped trees and sent thousands fleeing for higher ground. Up to 12 people including one American were reported killed.
Faced with one of the most dangerous storms of the decade, Honduran President Carlos Flores Facusse declared the highest state of alert and sent in troops to evacuate residents from coastal villages. Thousands more made their way to safer ground on their own Tuesday.

Serb retreat averts NATO strikes
OSTROZUB, Yugoslavia (AP) Serb forces drew back Tuesday from former Kosovo battlefronts, holding off the immediate threat of NATO air strikes. But the alliance reserved the right to launch an attack anytime if the situation worsens.

Bracelet spawns new search for 'Little Prince' author
MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Jean-Claude Bianco was fishing in a rocky inlet for sole and mullet when he netted a bracelet that could solve one of France's biggest aviation mysteries: the crash that killed Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of "The Little Prince."

Chileans mixed after court ruling
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A ruling in Britain that Augusto Pinochet is immune from prosecution prompted celebrations in Santiago's affluent neighborhoods and an angry protest by young leftists.

Cause not yet found in in wreckage
TORONTO (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of pieces of Swissair Flight 111 - about 60 percent of the plane - have now been retrieved from the ocean floor, but an explanation for the Sept. 2 crash remains far off, investigators said Tuesday.

Yeltsin rests; Primakov sees more duties
MOSCOW (AP) - An infirm Russian President Boris Yeltsin sought sanctuary Tuesday at a rest home outside Moscow, retreating further from the political spotlight and leaving the country guessing about the exact nature of his illness.

Honduran coast takes pounding from hurricane
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras Hurricane Mitch, stalled just off the Honduran coast Wednesday, sent tens of thousands of evacuees streaming into the country's interior. Thousands more fled the coasts of Guatemala and Belize.

Boy's death attributed to deodorant
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - A 16-year-old boy obsessed with smelling nice died after months of repeatedly spraying his entire body with deodorant, a coroner ruled Wednesday.

Yeltsin rests; Primakov sees more duties
MOSCOW (AP) - An infirm Russian President Boris Yeltsin sought sanctuary Tuesday at a rest home outside Moscow, retreating further from the political spotlight and leaving the country guessing about the exact nature of his illness.

Bracelet spawns new search for 'Little Prince' author
MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Jean-Claude Bianco was fishing in a rocky inlet for sole and mullet when he netted a bracelet that could solve one of France's biggest aviation mysteries: the crash that killed Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of "The Little Prince."

Serb retreat averts NATO strikes
OSTROZUB, Yugoslavia (AP) Serb forces drew back Tuesday from former Kosovo battlefronts, holding off the immediate threat of NATO air strikes. But the alliance reserved the right to launch an attack anytime if the situation worsens.

Chileans mixed after court ruling
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A ruling in Britain that Augusto Pinochet is immune from prosecution prompted celebrations in Santiago's affluent neighborhoods and an angry protest by young leftists.

Brazilians urged to support new austerity plan
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - President Fernando Henrique Cardoso presented the outlines of his long-awaited economic austerity package Tuesday, asking the Brazilian people to support a plan that spreads the pain "with an eye toward protecting the poorest."

Honduran coast takes pounding from hurricane
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras Hurricane Mitch, stalled just off the Honduran coast Wednesday, sent tens of thousands of evacuees streaming into the country's interior. Thousands more fled the coasts of Guatemala and Belize.

Killer storm aims wrath at Honduras
LA CEIBA, Honduras (AP) Hurricane Mitch cut through the western Caribbean on Tuesday, pummeling Honduras and Belize with driving rain and fierce winds that snapped trees and sent thousands fleeing for higher ground. Up to 12 people including one American were reported killed.
Faced with one of the most dangerous storms of the decade, Honduran President Carlos Flores Facusse declared the highest state of alert and sent in troops to evacuate residents from coastal villages. Thousands more made their way to safer ground on their own Tuesday.

Cause not yet found in in wreckage
TORONTO (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of pieces of Swissair Flight 111 - about 60 percent of the plane - have now been retrieved from the ocean floor, but an explanation for the Sept. 2 crash remains far off, investigators said Tuesday.

Boy's death attributed to deodorant
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - A 16-year-old boy obsessed with smelling nice died after months of repeatedly spraying his entire body with deodorant, a coroner ruled Wednesday.

Brazilians urged to support new austerity plan
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - President Fernando Henrique Cardoso presented the outlines of his long-awaited economic austerity package Tuesday, asking the Brazilian people to support a plan that spreads the pain "with an eye toward protecting the poorest."